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July 18, 2013 James B. Gallagher Born CURRICULUM VITAE - July 18, 2013 James B. Gallagher Born: March 30, 1947 1503 West Kings Highway Cooperstown, New York San Antonio, Texas 78201 Telephone: (210) 458-5357 E-mail: [email protected] POST SECONDARY EDUCATION: Dates University Program Degree 1979 to 1987 University of Ottawa Classical Studies Ph.D. Ottawa, Ontario 1976 to 1979 University of Ottawa Classical Studies M.A. 1974 to 1976 University of Ottawa Classical Studies B.A. 1965 to 1969 Union College Chemistry B.Sc. Schenectady, New York SECONDARY SCHOOL: Cooperstown Central School New York State Regents Diploma: 1965 Cooperstown, N.Y. Graduated with Honor ACADEMIC AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS: Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (2000, 2002 & 2003) A Favorite Teacher Award, Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society. Trinity University 1995 Doctoral Fellowship - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (1979 - 1983) Ontario Graduate Scholarship (1976-1978) Scholarships - New York State Regents Scholarship (1965 - 1969) Scriven Foundation Scholarship (1965 - 1968) National Honor Society (1965) LANGUAGE SKILLS Anglais / Français (bilingue), Latin, Greek, German and Italian. COMPUTER SKILLS: Word Processing, Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, R Base, Time Line. Gallagher CV Page 2 PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT: Dates Institution Position 09/93 to Present Dept. of Philosophy & Classics Distinguished Senior Lecturer April 2012 University of Texas at San Antonio Senior Lecturer September 2000 San Antonio, Texas Lecturer September 1996 Visiting Assistant Professor (09/93 to 06/94) 09/91 to 05/09 Dept. of Classical Studies Visiting Assistant Professor (09/91 to 06/92) Trinity University and Sessional Lecturer 09/94 to 05/09 San Antonio, Texas 10/94 to 9/2000 Texas Education Agency Teaching Assistant Ti-In and StarNet Distance Learning Consortium 08/92 to 06/96 Witte Museum Guest Curator San Antonio, Texas 09/90 to 06/91 Dept. of Classics Assistant Professor 09/90 to 06/91 Carleton University Sessional Lecturer 09/83 to 06/90 Ottawa, Ontario 1978-1989 Dept. of Classical Studies Sessional Lecturer University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario 1987 - 1991 Research Information Systems Director. Private Consulting Firm Ottawa, Ontario 1972 to 1974 Pollution Probe Water Quality Chemist Ottawa, Ontario and Information Officer 1971-1972 Department of Pharmacology Chemical Laboratory Assistant University of Ottawa 1969 Arthur D. Little, Inc. Research Chemist Cambridge, Mass. (Polymers) My teaching has included a variety of courses in the following areas: Archaeology, Ancient Science and Technology, Greek and Roman Architecture, Greek Civilization, Roman History and Civilization, Classical Literature in Translation, Beginning and Intermediate Latin, and Advanced Latin. Beginning and Intermediate Greek. **A complete list of courses is appended to this curriculum vitae. Gallagher CV Page 3 PUBLISHED RESEARCH Year Title of document Journal Reference 1991 The Theatre in “From Lugdunum to Convenae: J. of Roman Archaeology. 4. Recent work on Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges." pp. 108-112. (Michel Janon - coauthor) 1988 Houses of the Theodosian Period at Carthage. Echos du Monde classique / (C.M. Wells and M. Goodfellow coauthors) Classical News xxxii, n.s. 7, no 2. pp. 185-210. 1986 Further Light on the Late Defenses at Carthage. Studien zu den Militärgrenzen C.M. Wells and M. Goodfellow coauthors) Roms. III. Stuttgart. pp. 673-679. 1985 Mudbrick at Roman Carthage. Actes du Congrés internationale sur Carthage.Cahier des Études Anciennes (deuxième partie) xviii. pp. 64-112. 1985 Canada II. Carthage. CEDAC Bulletin. 6. pp. 7-16. (C.M. Wells and M. Goodfellow - coauthors) 1984 Etruscan Bucchero Pottery. Fusion. 8: 6. pp. 11-14. 1973 Motor Vehicle Traffic in Ottawa: An Automobile Protection Association & Environmental Impact Study. Pollution Probe. Ottawa, Ontario. (C. Epplett coauthor) 118 pp. UNPUBLISHED RESEARCH Year Title of document 1991 - Excavations in the Northern Sector of Ancient Carthage. Final Excavation Report. 2007 Colin Wells – Principal Investigator. (Publication preparations suspended with the retirement and subsequent death of Dr. Wells. The project is expected to continue under directorship of Dr. B. Hitchner in 2011). 1991 Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges. Sondages au théâtre et étude préliminaire. Rapport 1990. Submitted to La Direction des antiqutiées historiques (Midi-Pyrénées). 24 pp. text, 44 illustrations. ( Michel Janon, B. Bell, M. Millette and P. Armstrong: coauthors). 1987 Chemical Analysis of Pottery and Clay from Roman Carthage. Ph.D. Dissertation. 278 pp. 1979 Bucchero sottile. A Study of Technical Evolution. M.A. Thesis. 209 pp. Gallagher CV Page 4 PRESENTATIONS: Jan. 2002 “Ceramics from Hacımusalar.” Poster Exhibit AIA General Meeting; (with M. Garrison and H. Haskell) Philadelphia, PA Oct. 1999 “Noble Metal – Base Desire: Scythian Gold.” UTSA, San Antonio, TX (Lecture Series in Conjunction with the Scythian Gold Exhibition – San Antonio Museum of Art) March 1996 “Excavating Human Remains: Moral Questions.” Witte Museum Humanities (Lecture / workshop for 200 High School students) Center. San Antonio, TX. Feb. 1996 “Roman Town and Country: Urban Housing Witte Museum Humanities and Pastoral Living.” Recovery of the Ancient Center. San Antonio, TX. World Exhibition: Lecture Series. April & May “Roman Domestic Architecture: Town and Witte Museum Elderhostel 1993 Country Homes – Socio-Economic Contexts” San Antonio, Texas (3 days: lectures & workshops) April 1992 “Recent Archaeological Research in Roman Southwest Texas Society - Aquitania.” AIA. San Antonio, TX March 1992 “Architects and Domestic Architecture in the Witte Museum, Roman World.” Ancient Engineers Lecture Series San Antonio, Texas May 1991 “Canadian Excavations at Lugdunum Convenarum: Canadian Learned Societies The Theatre Sector.” (with B. Bell and M. Janon) Conference; Kingston, Ont. Nov. 1989 “Recent Excavations at Saint-Bertrand-de- Ottawa Chapter; Ontario Comminges. The Roman Fort at Tranquistan.” Archaeological Society Oct. 1989 “Excavating Ancient Mediterranean Cities: Canadian Museum of Archaeological Goals and Procedures.” Civilization. Hull, P.Q. (Caesarea Maritima Exhibition Lecture Series) May 1989 “Pottery Manufacture and Trade in the Roman Ottawa-Hull Society, AIA World.” Ottawa, Ont. May 1989 “Archaeological Excavation Techniques” Canadian Museum of (Lecture and artifact analysis workshop) Civilization. Hull, P.Q. Feb. 1988 “Canadian Excavations at Carthage: A Broader Carleton University, Perspective.” Ottawa, Ont. Gallagher CV Page 5 PRESENTATIONS CONTINUED: Dec. 1987 “Urban and Rural Housing in Ancient Tunisia: Archaeological Institute Houses of the Theodosian Period at Carthage.” America Annual Meeting. (with C.M. Wells and J. Freed) New York, NY Nov. 1987 “Maritime Ceramics Trade in the Roman World.” Save Ontario Shipwrecks Forum; Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont. March 1986 “The Garfield Site: An Imaginary Excavation.” Sixth Annual Ottawa Valley Archaeological Symposium. Ontario Archaeological Society Dec. 1985 “Direct-Current Plasma analysis of Pottery from Ottawa Valley Chapter, the Canadian Excavations at Carthage.” Spectroscopic Society of Canada Ottawa, Ont. Sept. 1985 “The Use of Mudbrick in Roman and Punic Ottawa-Hull Society, AIA Domestic Architecture.” Ottawa, Ont. April 1985 “Etruscan Pottery and Metalwork.” Ottawa-Hull Society, AIA October 1984 “La brique crue a Carthage.” (en Français) Colloque international sur Carthage. Université duQuébec à Trois Rivières October 1983 “Potter’s Stamps and Graffiti on the Samian Ware Graduate Students Colloquium in the University of Ottawa Collection. University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. March 1983 “Mudbrick Architecture at Ancient Carthage.” Department of Classics, McGill University, Montreal, P.Q. March 1983 “Potters and Metalworkers in Etruria.” Universities Art Ass. of Canada. Vancouver, B.C. June 1982 “Pisé and Mudbrick Production at Roman Carthage.” Canadian Learned Societies Conference. Ottawa, Ont. May 1981 “Bucchero sottile and the Production of Luxury Canadian Learned Societies Commodities in Etruria.” Conference. Halifax, N.S. Gallagher CV Page 6 ADDITIONAL PUBLIC LECTURES: I have presented numerous lectures and workshops to various groups of the general public. These include several lectures on ancient ceramics production and Roman domestic architecture for the Ottawa-Hull Chapter of the AIA (1983- 1990); lectures and workshops for the Witte Museum in San Antonio, Texas on ancient science and technology, archaeological techniques, Greco-Roman society, and Roman domestic architecture (1992-1996); and a lecture at the Canadian Museum of Civilization entitled “Excavating Roman Cities in the Mediterranean,” as part of the Ceasarea Maritima Exhibition Lecture Series Oct. 1989. THESIS DIRECTION / EVALUATION External Examiner: Derochers, Pierre Corpus of pottery from Leptiminus: comparative analyses of pottery dating methods. M.A. Thesis, University of Ottawa (2002). Director: Stephanie Greshman H.D. and Greek Mythology. Honors Thesis, UTSA (December 2004). Reader: Antony Leclaire The Afterlife in Judaism. Honors Thesis, UTSA (April 2007). Reader: Chris J. Martinez The Modern Hero. Honors Thesis, UTSA (April 2003). SUMMARY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK ACTIVITY: I have been actively involved in all aspects of planning and executing archaeological field research on several sites. Dates Responsibilities Collaborator / Supervisor 2001-2004 Ceramics analysis: Greek & Roman. M. Garrison: Field Director Hacımusalar
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